Seeker is co-owned by Applewood Retriever's - Kathy & Steve Stevens  from Yucaipa, California and Hunt-N-Dogs Estates.   Seeker's sire was FC-AFC Rebel With A Cause an FC-AFC yellow dog is bred from two field champion parents, is the only yellow field trial champion with two FC, AFC parents, both of which were black - Rebel was the only yellow in his litter and is retired now due to an injury.  He is a brother to our Thunder and Lightning . The Steven's get all the credit for the accomplishments as Seeker has been with them since he was 8 weeks of age.  We were so proud to do the special breeding with our Holly and raise him for 8 weeks and see him at his events.    
           

OFA HIP:  EXCELLENT (LR-132465E24M-PI)
OFA ELBOW:  NORMAL (LR-EL18982M24-PI)
Eye CERF:  LR-35241/2003--24
Cardiac: NORMAL (LR-CA848/24M/S-PI)
CHIC#: 12370      Pedigree

Seeker is all muscle and has been a dream to train. Kathy & Steve, professional trainers, have trained Seeker since he was 8 weeks of age.  He was this beautiful yellow puppy with diamond shape eyes and dark pigmentation.  He bounded out of the crate along with his sister, Puddles and that was it, we were in love.  He has not changed much in personality but he now is all muscle at weighing in at 80 lbs. 
Seeker has been a dream to train and he responds well to all situations.  He has good concentration, a water entry to die for, and great marking ability. 

His temperament is similar to his father - FC-AFC Rebel With a Cause as far as being relaxed on the kennel truck, sleeping upside down.  Yet when you open the door and he finishes his stretch he is very strong in the field.  With Steve being struck with cancer when Seeker was just at the age of starting his training, he did not start in his basics until he was over a year old.  It was slow starting for Seeker only due to Steve's radiation therapy, but he responded very quickly as well as Steve. 

 

Seeker blew threw Junior's and onto Senior's within just a few short months, passing in four straight Senior tests.  He went straight on to Master's before the age of two, where he has passed the last four of five tests at the age of two. At barely the age of three, he received his Master title and went on to qualify for the 2004 Master Nationals.  He went to Horicon, Wisconsin where he brought home a beautiful AKC Master National plate at the age of three-and-half.  He was in the B group where 157 started the test and only 35 passed. He was one of 35.
 
He loves going to the duck club. While other dogs are breaking and running a muck, his honoring is magnificent.  Seeker has also gone to Oregon with Steve on one of their many hunting trips for upland game.  He has the stamina to hunt from morning until dark.  His only fault is when they get back to the hotel room, Steve has to fight for the covers.  Good luck Steve - Seeker wins almost every time.  Due to Steve having this habit of wanting to hunt all the time, Seeker does not get to run very many tests in the fall and winter.  Whatever Seeker accomplishes, he usually has done off-season.
Steve is now considering running him in Field Trials.  Steve never had the interest to run field trials, but with Seeker, this has sparked that desire.  We have always just had a love to hunt and stopped with that.  But this labrador has made us want to go further.  At this point we love him and he has given us so much joy that we do not care if he makes it in the field trial game.  He is everything that we are wanting out of a hunting dog.
Steve is to the left with Seeker, Puddles & Magnum and Kathy is pictured to the right with Whitaker's Delight, MH - a puppy from Amber & Rocket.  Both Seeker and Whitney passed all 6 tests at the Master Nationals in Wisconsin on October 10, 2004. 

	Yukon Yellow Ingot, MH Yukon is pictured to the left and is out of our Rocket & Maddie and is 4 years of age. She is owned by Randy in California.
	Whitakers Delight, MH Whitney is pictured to the left and is out of Amber and Rocket.  She is 4 years of age and is owned by Dr. Whitaker.  Whitney passed all 6 tests at the Master Nationals.

Seeker's Sire: FC-AFC REBEL WITH A CAUSE
Rebel is a handsome, 80# retrieving machine.  He is a consistent dog, strong in all aspects of field trials - a proven record!  Rebel comes from a family of great competitors and tremendous bloodlines.  No other FC-AFC yellow dog is bred from two field champion parents, is the only yellow field trial champion with two FC, AFC parents, both of which were black - Rebel was the only yellow in his litter and is retired now due to an injury.
Rebel was the #1 Top Open Yellow Labrador.
The #4 Top Open Dog (25 1/2 pts) in 2000. 
OFA: LR-79425G27M (GOOD)
CERF:  LR22805/00-68
Rebel's History 22 Titles
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Owned by Ernie & Tina Sullivent, Lone Star Labradors
Rebel's littermate:   FC-AFC Little Ms. Chief won an Open at age 2, and titled at age 3.  
Rebel's sire:             A National Finalist who earned over 100 All-Age Points; the sire's 
                                  brother,  FC-AFC Aspen Jake, had 147 All Age Points.  
Rebels dam:            Collected 68 All-Age Points, and is a member of the second most 
                                 successful breeding of all-time; 7 siblings are FC's.